Staff
Whom We Serve
Arts Commission Coordinators and Program Directors serve as liaisons and resources for artists, schools, citizens and businesses, government and organizations.
- Each county is assigned to an arts coordinator who is available to assist:
- individual artists,
- community arts organizations,
- educational institutions,
- and local communities and non-arts businesses or groups therein.
- Program directors are responsible for management of education and community arts programs created and served by the commission.
S.C. Arts Commission County Coordinators are responsible for providing assistance to the artists and organizations (including businesses and educational institutions) within their assigned region of counties in South Carolina.
County |
Coordinator Name & Email |
Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Abbeville | See note below | 803.734.8696 |
| Aiken | Cathy Lee | 803.734.8674 |
| Allendale | Susan DuPlessis | 803.734.8693 |
| Anderson | Harriett Green | 803.734.8762 |
| Bamberg | Susan DuPlessis | 803.734.8693 |
| Barnwell | Susan DuPlessis | 803.734.8693 |
| Beaufort | Susan DuPlessis | 803.734.8693 |
| Berkeley | Susan DuPlessis | 803.734.8693 |
| Calhoun | See note below | 803.734.8696 |
| Charleston | Susan DuPlessis | 803.734.8693 |
| Cherokee | See note below | 803.734.8696 |
| Chester | Laurel Posey | 803.734.8756 |
| Chesterfield | Ashley Kerns Brown | 803.734.8630 |
| Clarendon | Ashley Kerns Brown | 803.734.8630 |
| Colleton | Susan DuPlessis | 803.734.8693 |
| Darlington | Ashley Kerns Brown | 803.734.8630 |
| Dillon | Ashley Kerns Brown | 803.734.8630 |
| Dorchester | Susan DuPlessis | 803.734.8693 |
| Edgefield | Cathy Lee | 803.734.8674 |
| Fairfield | Laurel Posey | 803.734.8756 |
| Florence | Ashley Kerns Brown | 803.734.8630 |
| Georgetown | Cathy Lee* | 803.734.8674 |
| Greenville | Harriett Green* | 803.734.8762 |
| Greenwood | See note below | 803.734.8696 |
| Hampton | Susan DuPlessis | 803.734.8693 |
| Horry | Cathy Lee* | 803.734.8674 |
| Jasper | Susan DuPlessis | 803.734.8693 |
| Kershaw | Harriett Green | 803.734.8762 |
| Lancaster | Harriett Green | 803.734.8762 |
| Laurens | Laurel Posey | 803.734.8756 |
| Lee | Harriett Green | 803.734.8762 |
| Lexington | Cathy Lee* | 803.734.8674 |
| Marion | Ashley Kerns Brown | 803.734.8630 |
| Marlboro | Ashley Kerns Brown | 803.734.8630 |
| McCormick | See note below | 803.734.8696 |
| Newberry | See note below | 803.734.8696 |
| Oconee | Harriett Green | 803.734.8762 |
| Orangeburg | Susan DuPlessis* | 803.734.8693 |
| Pickens | Harriett Green | 803.734.8762 |
| Richland | Jason Rapp* | 803.734.8899 |
| Saluda | Cathy Lee | 803.734.8674 |
| Spartanburg | Harriett Green* | 803.734.8762 |
| Sumter | Harriett Green | 803.734.8762 |
| Union | Laurel Posey | 803.734.8756 |
| Williamsburg | Ashley Kerns Brown | 803.734.8630 |
| York | Harriett Green | 803.734.8762 |
*interim
Note: Constituents in Abbeville, Calhoun, Cherokee, Greenwood, McCormick, and Newberry counties are asked to call the S.C. Arts Commission receptionist on duty for assistance in reaching the coordinator on call: 803.734.8696 (dial “0” when prompted).
As new coordinators join our team in coming weeks, county assignments are expected to realign to provide constituents across the state the most efficient and effective service.
David Platts
803.734.8689
dplatts@arts.sc.gov
- Executive Director
Milly Hough
803.734.8698
mhough@arts.sc.gov
- Deputy Director
Juanda Arnett
803.734.8696
jarnett@arts.sc.gov
- Afternoon Receptionist
Nick Boismenu
803.734.0014
nboismenu@arts.sc.gov
- Visual Arts Program Assistant
Angela Brewbaker
803.734.8759
abrewbaker@arts.sc.gov
- Finance Director
Ashley Kerns Brown
803.734.8630
cabrown@arts.sc.gov
- Arts Education Director
- County Coordinator for Chesterfield, Clarendon, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro, and Williamsburg counties
Julia M. Brown-DuBose
803.734.0445
jbrown@arts.sc.gov
- Coordinator for Accessibility
- Executive Director of Arts Access South Carolina
Susan DuPlessis
803.734.8693
sduplessis@arts.sc.gov
- Community Arts Development Director
- County Coordinator for Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton, and Jasper counties
- Interim County Coordinator for Orangeburg County
- Local Arts Agency Liaison
D’Juana Ferguson
803.734.8695
dferguson@arts.sc.gov
- Administrative Assistant
- Morning Receptionist
Kevin Flarisee
803.734.8687
kflarisee@arts.sc.gov
- Coordinator for Executive, Program & Department Support
- Procurement Officer
Harriett Green
803.734.8762
hgreen@arts.sc.gov
- Program Director for Visual Arts
- County Coordinator for Anderson, Lancaster, Lee, Kershaw, Oconee, Pickens, Sumter, and York counties
- Interim County Coordinator for Greenville and Spartanburg counties
Laura Marcus Green, Ph.D.
803.734.8764
lgreen@arts.sc.gov
- Program Specialist for Community Arts & Folklife
Cathy Lee
803.734.8674
clee@arts.sc.gov
- Information Technology Director
- Grants Coordinator
- County Coordinator for Aiken, Edgefield, and Saluda counties
- Interim County Coordinator for Lexington, Horry, and Georgetown counties
Ann H.N. McBride
803.734.8766
amcbride@arts.sc.gov
- Coordinator for Program & Project Support
Victoria P. McCurry
803.734.8315
vmccurry@arts.sc.gov
- Human Resources & Facilities Director
Bonita Peeples
803.734.8766
bpeeples@arts.sc.gov
- Arts Directory Coordinator
- Poetry Out Loud Coordinator
Laurel Posey
803.734.8756
lposey@arts.sc.gov
- Manager of Grants and Communications
- County Coordinator for Chester, Fairfield, Laurens, and Union counties
Jason L. Rapp
803.734.8899
jrapp@arts.sc.gov
- Communications Director
- Program Director for South Carolina Cultural Districts
- Interim County Coordinator for Richland County
Amber Westbrook
803.734.8695
awestbrook@arts.sc.gov
- Assistant Grants Coordinator
The Arts in Basic Curriculum (ABC) Project is a collaborative effort funded by the Arts Commission, the S.C. Department of Education, and Winthrop University.
Dr. Kim Wilson
- Executive Director
wilsonki@winthrop.edu
803.323.2451
803.323.2554 (fax)
Winthrop University
105 McLaurin Hall
Rock Hill, SC 29733
S.C. Folklife & Traditional Arts
Dr. Laura Marcus Green
- Program Director
S.C. Arts Commission
803.734.8764
McKissick Museum
803.777.7707
University of South Carolina
816 Bull St.
Columbia, SC 29208
Arts Access South Carolina works to promote quality and accessible art experiences for people with all types of disabilities throughout the state of South Carolina.
Julia M. Brown-DuBose
- Executive Director
jbrown@arts.sc.gov
803.734.0445
S.C. Arts Commission
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